Rate My Professor Kevin Metz

Kevin Metz serves as Professor of Analytical Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Earth and the Environment at Albion College. He obtained his B.S. in 2001 from Alma College and his Ph.D. in 2007 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a doctoral thesis titled Synthesis and Applications of Hybrid Nanowires in Materials Chemistry. At Albion College, Metz instructs a variety of chemistry courses, including Chem 107: Chemistry for Non-Science Majors (lecture and lab), Chem 152L: Principles of Chemistry Laboratory, Chem 154L: Organic Structure & Reactivity Laboratory, Chem 206: Chemical Analysis, Chem 212L: Organic Chemistry – Mechanism & Synthesis Laboratory, Chem 353: Spectroscopy, and Chem 356: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. He also holds the position of Faculty Athletic Representative and received funding for sabbatical research.

Metz's research centers on nanoscience, encompassing nanoparticles, nanomaterials synthesis, material characterization, nanostructured materials, and environmental nanoscience. His scholarly output includes 16 publications with 808 citations. Notable works comprise Green Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles via Natural Extracts: The Biogenic Nanoparticle Corona and Its Effects on Reactivity (2015), Uptake and Impact of Silver Nanoparticles on Brassica rapa: An Environmental Nanoscience Laboratory Sequence for a Nonmajors Course (2014), Toxicity of Oxidatively Degraded Quantum Dots (2013), Natural reducing agents for electroless nanoparticle deposition: Mild synthesis of metal/carbon nanostructured microspheres (2013), Nanotextured gold coatings on carbon nanofiber scaffolds as ultrahigh surface-area electrodes (2011), Engineered Nanomaterial Transformation under Oxidative Environmental Conditions: Development of an in vitro Biomimetic Assay (2009), Quantum Dot Nanotoxicity Assessment Using the Zebrafish Embryo (2009), Gastrointestinal biodurability of engineered nanoparticles: Development of an in vitro assay (2009), Ligand effects on the oxidative stability of CdSe nanoparticles (2009), Developmental toxicity of oxidatively degraded quantum dots (2009), Direct Photopatterning and SEM Imaging of Molecular Monolayers on Diamond Surfaces: Mechanistic Insights into UV-Initiated Molecular Grafting (2007), and Molecular Monolayers Enhance the Formation of Electrocatalytic Platinum Nanoparticles on Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Scaffolds (2007).